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TITLE: Poet Laureate Kay Ryan Opens the 2008 Literary Season
SPEAKER: Kay Ryan
EVENT DATE: 10/16/2008
RUNNING TIME: 53 minutes
DESCRIPTION:
The Library of Congress fall literary season opened on Oct. 16 with a reading by Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry Kay Ryan.
Speaker Biography: Kay Ryan, who was appointed to the laureateship by Librarian of Congress James H. Billington in July, is the author of six books of poetry. Her latest book is "The Niagara River" (2005).